# 1983 North American Soccer League Playoffs

The 1983 NASL Playoffs was the post-season championship of North American Soccer League (NASL), the top soccer league in the United States and Canada at that time. It was the 16th edition of the NASL Playoffs, the tournament culminating at the end of the 1983 regular season. The playoffs began on September 5, 1983, and concluded with the Soccer Bowl '83 on October 1.
New York Cosmos were the defending NASL champions, having won their fifth title in Soccer Bowl '82, but they were eliminated by Montreal Manic in the Quarterfinals. The 1983 regular season best record were Vancouver Whitecaps, but they were also eliminated in the Quarterfinals, by Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984).

## Qualified teams

Eastern Division
* New York Cosmos
* Chicago Sting
* Toronto Blizzard
* Montreal Manic
Southern Division
* Tulsa Roughnecks
* Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Western Division
* Vancouver Whitecaps
* Golden Bay Earthquakes

## Division standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PT= point system
6 points for a win in regulation and overtime, 4 point for a shootout win, 0 points for a loss, 1 bonus point for each regulation goal scored, up to three per game.
    -Premiers (most points). -Best record. -Other playoff teams.
| Eastern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
| New York Cosmos | 22 | 8 | 87 | 49 | 194 |
| Chicago Sting | 15 | 15 | 66 | 73 | 147 |
| Toronto Blizzard | 16 | 14 | 51 | 48 | 135 |
| Montreal Manic | 12 | 18 | 58 | 71 | 124 |
| Southern Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
| Tulsa Roughnecks | 17 | 13 | 56 | 49 | 145 |
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 136 |
| Tampa Bay Rowdies | 7 | 23 | 48 | 87 | 83 |
| Team America | 10 | 20 | 33 | 54 | 79 |
| Western Division | W | L | GF | GA | PT |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 6 | 63 | 34 | 187 |
| Golden Bay Earthquakes | 20 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 169 |
| Seattle Sounders | 12 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 119 |
| San Diego Sockers | 11 | 19 | 53 | 65 | 106 |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Soccer Bowl '83 (Single match) | Soccer Bowl '83 (Single match) | Soccer Bowl '83 (Single match) |
| 1 | New York Cosmos | 2 | 0(2) | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Montreal Manic | 4 | 1(3) | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Montreal Manic | 4 | 1(3) | – | 8 | Montreal Manic | 1(8) | 1 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2(9) | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2(9) | 0 | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2 | 2 | – | | | | | | 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 |
| 4 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 |
| 5 | Chicago Sting | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chicago Sting | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Golden Bay Earthquakes | 0(3) | 0 | – | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 1(5) | 2 | – | | | |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 1(5) | 2 | – | | | |
| 7 | Toronto Blizzard | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |